Man charged after pickup truck smashes into parked cars

Police officers look over a site in the 800 block of Waverley Road where a truck crashed into some parked cars on Sunday night. (Tim Krochak / Staff)

Halifax Regional Police have charged a 40-year-old man after the truck he was driving crashed into parked cars on the Waverley Road on Sunday night.

Police were called to the 800 block of the road at 8:22 p.m. after the pickup truck struck an unoccupied car parked on the roadside in the 800 block of the road and pushed that car into two other empty parked cars.

Debris from the crash littered the roadway, as did items that were in the truck. Among those items was a long gun, police say. Another item from the truck smashed through the back window of one of the other vehicles.

The man has been charged with impaired driving and five weapons offences: unsafe storage of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm in an unauthorized place (a vehicle), possession of a firearm knowing it is unauthorized, and possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle.

The road was closed until 2 a.m.

More charges are possible, Sgt.Greg Robertson said. The investigation is continuing.

The man suffered minor facial injuries and was take to hospital for treatment. He was released from custody on a promise to appear in court at a later date.